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This is reflected in our support of Fair Trade, donations to charities, products which are certified Organic, Vegan and Cruelty Free, our choice of environmentally friendly packaging, as well as reducing our carbon footprint.

Palm Oil

The majority of our collection is palm oil–free, including all its derivatives. Caring for the environment is at the heart of everything we do, and avoiding palm oil wherever possible has been one of our proudest achievements.

In a few select formulations, we now use RSPO-certified (Responsibly Sourced Palm Oil) ingredients. As a small, independent brand, this allows us to maintain product performance and stability while ensuring that any palm oil we do use supports sustainable and ethical production practices.

Our goal remains the same, to create effective, environmentally responsible skincare with complete transparency. We use RSPO palm oil that is approved by Soil Association, these standards ensure certified palm oil producers:

• protect, conserve and enhance ecosystems and the environment

• behave legally, ethically and transparently

• respect human rights and the rights of local communities and smallholders 

Fair Trade

The beauty of working with the FairTSA is that those farmers and workers involved in producing the products directly benefit from the contributions, which help to improve lives through such things as school meals and scholarships, clean and safe drinking water, and lending programmes.

Supporting Charities

Each year we work closely with a chosen charity and our donations are made in various ways. We make a payment for every box of our Bath Salts that we sell, and we offset our carbon footprint by donating the equivalent amount to the charity. We also donate food products and soap bars to charities including in the UK, Malawi and the Philippines.
None of this would be possible without the amazing support of our customers.

Supporting the Vulnerable During COVID-19

With the support of our customers, we were able to donate 30,000 palm oil free soap bars to the vulnerable including NHS staff, the emergency services, the homeless, the elderly, care homes and food banks. We provided the soap base and our manufacturer, Soapworks, created the bars for free.

With this certification you can be assured that that the manufacture and/or development of the product, and where applicable its ingredients, do not involve, or have involved, the use of any animal product, by-product or derivative. All of out skincare range and most of the wellness range is certified Vegan. 

This certification gives you the assurance that you’re purchasing a product which is made from sustainably-sourced, organic ingredients, with a transparent manufacturing process, biodegradable ingredients and uses minimal packaging. It also ensures no animal testing, no GM, no controversial chemicals, no parabens and phthalates, no synthetic colours, dyes or fragrances and no nano particles.

This certification on a product guarantees that not only is the finished product not tested on animals but nor are the ingredients used to formulate the product. This is a global programme which requires cruelty free standards over and above legal requirements.

This is an important accreditation for us as it is an independent review covering topics such as transparency, sourcing, human and animal welfare, environmental and sustainable considerations, as well as the packaging used.

Packaging

We make every effort to minimise our packaging and to use only the most sustainable materials available to us, reducing our use of plastic where possible.

Carbon Offset

In the world of online shopping and demand for products from around the globe, it’s unfortunately impossible to avoid carbon emissions. We want our offsets to be used productively, efficiently and effectively and so we donate the equivalent carbon offset to our chosen charity.